This Cream Cheese and Olive Sandwich Doesn't Have to Explain Itself to You | Bon Appétit

"A sorta-new revival of a classic New York lunch counter with a charming counter and a menu of diner staples—think Reuben, abundant pastrami and carrot cake—this spot’s most surprising standout is the cream-cheese-and-olive sandwich. It arrives as two thin slices of white sandwich bread smeared with cream cheese and heaped with roughly chopped green olives; the olives read almost too salty and acidic at first, but the fattiness of the cream cheese and the sweet, chewy bread reset the palate and make the combination oddly addictive. The sandwich prompted strong nostalgia from diners, many recalling childhood versions with crusts cut off or olives chopped into the cream cheese, and the write-up even includes a simple recipe to recreate the classic at home using pitted green olives and a block of cream cheese on soft, untoasted bread." - ByElazar Sontag